NIMS' Exer-Rest Medical Device Provides "Passive Exercise" to Aid Patients with Circulatory Health Concerns

Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | November 02, 2010

"Research shows that Exer-Rest releases beneficial mediators into the circulatory system at levels comparable to moderate aerobic exercise. This makes Exer-Rest particularly useful as an alternative or complementary means to help manage cardiovascular limitations," said Marvin A. Sackner, M.D., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of NIMS.

Independent researchers have reported the following:

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* "This study demonstrates that WBPA improves Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR) in healthy subjects and patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)." -- American Heart Journal, April 2010: "Passive exercise" Using Whole Body Periodic Acceleration: Effects on Coronary Microcirculation.
* "Our results show that periodic acceleration may provide a novel, affordable, non-invasive therapeutic option for the treatment of stroke." -- Neuroscience, February 2009: Whole-Body Periodic Acceleration Reduces Brain Damage in a Focal Ischemia Model.
* "WBPA with a horizontal motion platform improved vascular endothelial function in sedentary adults. This device might offer an alternative to active exercise for patients whose medical condition limits physical activity." -- Circulation Journal, January 2008: Whole-Body Periodic Acceleration Enhances Brachial Endothelial Function.
* "In patients with severe heart failure and with leg claudication who remain symptomatic despite maximal medical therapy and who were not candidates for surgery, WBPA applied over several weeks improved quality of life and exercise capacity. The clinical benefits appear to be mediated through improved endothelial function." -- VASA, 2007: Periodic Whole Body Acceleration: A novel therapy for cardiovascular disease.
* "Application of WBPA hastens recovery from DOMS (Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness) after eccentric exercise. Given the lack of other potential mechanisms, these effects appear to be mediated by the increased NO release with WBPA." -- American College of Sports Medicine Conference on Integrative Physiology of Exercise (Poster Presentation), September 25, 2010: Whole Body Periodic Acceleration Reduces Levels of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness after Eccentric Exercise.

Exer-Rest is available in two models, the AT3800 and the 9-inch wider version AT4700. Each is equipped with a memory foam mattress, pillow, knee riser, wireless touch-screen remote controller, and a small and large pair of shoes. Each Whole Body Periodic Acceleration session involves the user lying down on the mattress and adjusting the digital remote controller for speed, travel and time prior to starting the Exer-Rest.